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Could be CV Shaft or Hub Bearing as well. Jack up the front of the car, support with Jack Stands and check for play in wheels/hubs/bearings/linkage by grabbing wheel at 3 and 9 o'clock positions for tie rod ends and steering linkage, then 12 and 6 o'clock positions for bearings. You should barely be able to feel play. If you think it is more than acceptable climb under the car while someone else performs the tasks above. Turn wheels for excessive brake noise or out of tolerance discs. Out of tolerance discs will cause premature brake wear and cause pads to move around in the caliper sometimes before starting to grind. Finally, and what I think you're hearing/feeling is the CV Shaft. Grab shaft, move around feeling for excessive play in joint or splines on each end. Turn steering all the way lock to lock and turn wheels at each lock, forward and backward, feel/listen for clicking/popping. Most of the time you can quickly easily diagnose bad CV Joints in a parking lot by slowly, safely driving in a circle forwards and backwards making the joint noise more pronounced. If it is a CV Joint, my advice would be to spend the extra few bucks and replace the whole shaft while you're there. Its quicker and easier requiring less specialty tools to complete the job.

Could be a multitude of things. I've seen CV joints bad enough that when into a hard full turn at a relatively slow speed, the wheel does feel like it will come off. This doesn't exist as much at highway speeds. I would tend to think you are more likely to have a problem with the front suspension and tie rod ends than in the steering system itself.

You can visaully check the front end by turning your wheel hard left and crawling undeneath (usually dont have to be very much under the car) then check the "play", look for worn rubber bushings, rubber boots that are split, anything that looks obviously "bent" or anything leaking.. especially when the wheel is truned as far as it will go to the left. When one side of the the car shows wear on that axles and the other doesn't, you should notice a difference in the tread wear on one tire. Also if one side has bad CV joint and the other doesn't, you could experience symptoms like you mentioned

If you are hearing a "clicking noise" in turns, that is the bad CV joint. Even with a CV joint on tis way out, at higway speeds you will not really notice much. Only when you are turning especially when turning UP a grade.

If you have power steering, try this" on level ground start the engine and allow it to warm up. Have a friend stand in front of the car and on your signal, tell you the minute he sees the hweels begiun to turn as you slowly work the steering wheel one way, then the other. If you have turned your hands more than 2-3-4 inches from straight by the time your friend says he sees the wheel start to turn,. you have possible play in your steering system that could be dangerous.

You can also take a lug wrench and hand test the tighness of the wheel to the lugs or studs. After you have done the above and cannot dtermine the cause, I think it is time to take the car to the shop and have them put it on a lift for a full inspection.

Looks like it's time for a right wheel bearing, or however many there are in the hub. I'm assuming you do not have a 4 wheel drive. Remember, if it makes noise when turning left, you are "loading" the right wheel bearing. ( Shifting more weight to the side inside your turn). Think this way. When turning left at a higher speed, the left tire might even come up off the ground! That puts all the weight on the right. If you've 4 wheel drive, could also be c.v. joints, or universal joints.

the clicking noise? is it a pop and crack while turning the steering wheel from left to right while the vehicles moving?if so,you may have a bad cv joint in one of your axles.depending on which side its coming from,tells you which cv joint is bad.drivers side front?pop and crack? it's bad.passengers side,pop and crack while turning the steering wheel left to right? bad cv joint. in this case,you will need an axle replacement on the side where the pop and cracks coming from. thank you for choosing fixya.com and if this does not assist you,please feel free to repost your questions to fixya.com!

a steering wheel shake with the wheel fully turned usually indicates a seizing constant velocity joint (axle). it can also be accompanied by a clicking noise while turning at higher speed. this is easy to confirm. raise and support the front of the vehicle and put in neutral. turn the wheels by hand with steering wheel pointed straight ahead. there should be minimal resistance. then try rotating the wheels with the steering wheel turned all the way to one side then the other. if you feel any extra tightness or binding, you indeed have a seizing joint. if the axles look ok visibly, you will need to remove the axles to confirm which side is the problem. good luck!

well did the noise start after the tires were rotated?could be choppy tires,,,if not ,i strongly think it sounds like a bad wheel bearing,,,,if you drive and while its making the noise turn left and right quick and see if the noise gets louder and which way turning makes it louder,,if you turn leftand it gets louder its usually the right wheels bearing as you are putting load on it, if it makes the noise louder while turning right its the left wheel bearing,,,got it

steering column bearing sounds like a worn out steering column... jack the front wheels off the ground both sides relieve load on steering wheel to see if it lessens the amount of feel and noise, if it does it shoud be the column bearing, replace bearings or complete column,,, also try with the wheels off the ground and safely supported to manualy steer the wheels by hand and see if you feel in roughness or hear any noises,should some minor resistance but be smooth in it movement if everything suspension and steering component wise is in good working condition... please rate my help.. thanks...

jack up the front wheels one at a time, turn the steering wheel all the way to the right or left and turn the wheel by hand. i think you have a bad u-joint behind the front wheel(s). if you have a bad u-joint then the wheels won't turn smoothly.